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Deep in the burrows of the Sambisa Forest near the town of Damboa in Maiduguri – the state capital of Borno – a harried and scared 19-year-old girl carrying a baby was found roaming aimlessly – by village natives.

Amina Ali Mkeki is the name that Colonel Sani Usman of the Nigerian army released as the young woman’s identifier even though previous reports have assigned a different one.

The young girl apprehended by Cameroonian authorities last Friday after being caught carrying explosives with another female who unlike previously reported was actually an adult woman – is definitely not one of the missing Chibok girls.

The 12-year-old who along with her companion had planned to detonate the bombs and blow themselves up – claimed to be one of the more than 250 schoolgirls that were abducted from their dorm rooms by Boko Haram back in April 2014.

It was reported that one of the two female suicide bombers apprehended in Cameroon over the weekend, claims to have been among the 250 schoolgirls that were kidnapped from their dorm rooms in Chibok on April 14 2014.

There are conflicting reports regarding the ages of the girls but sources say that they seem to be at least 10 years of age or younger.

Boko Haram is winning. Globally they are a trending topic and that I exactly the kind of notoriety they crave to help fuel their renegade antics. The more attention they garner the better and stealing the innocent girls from their dormitories last April was a genius operation that undoubtedly funded their future quests.

Islamists terror cell Boko Haram is ushering in the New Year with renewed tactics that are proving to be even deadlier and bolder as they continue to expand their reach far beyond the borders into neighboring territories like Chad.

#BringBackOurGirls is now a distant memory with random flickers that do nothing more than torture us with the realization that the girls are still missing and will most likely not be returned to their grief-stricken families.